Britain will be crippled by an arthritis epidemic driven by obesity, with one
in ten people set to be affected within two decades, campaigners have warned.

A population that is getting older, fatter and less active means that 8.3
million people could have knee arthritis by 2035, double the current number, Arthritis
Research UK has predicted.

People have believed the “pernicious myth” that exercise is bad for the joints
and doctors must prescribe activity to prevent and treat arthritis, the
charity said. It wants a campaign to tell people that the obese are up to
six times as likely to